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Basically, there is a shape on the screen and you have to move the cursor along the shape keeping it within the shape boundaries.
You have two small joysticks, similar to those you find on a controller for a radio controlled car / plane etc. You hold these between forefinger and thumb. One joystick controls the cursor up/down movement and the other controls the left/right movement.
As long as you are able to co-ordinate your left hand right hands, as when using an Xbox controller, you'll do ok.
Not much you can do to practice for this one, but it's quite easy as long as you don't rush and don't panic if the cursor drifts out of the lines (and it will).
You have two small joysticks, similar to those you find on a controller for a radio controlled car / plane etc. You hold these between forefinger and thumb. One joystick controls the cursor up/down movement and the other controls the left/right movement.
As long as you are able to co-ordinate your left hand right hands, as when using an Xbox controller, you'll do ok.
Not much you can do to practice for this one, but it's quite easy as long as you don't rush and don't panic if the cursor drifts out of the lines (and it will).
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Out of interest is the old reaction test still part of the assessment or has it been replace by the new 2 hand tests etc?
From what I remember it's absolute positioning. So the further you move the controller the further the cursor moves and the faster you move then the faster the cursor moves etc.
If you let go of both up/down and left /right controls then the cursor moves to the centre if the screen.
If you let go of both up/down and left /right controls then the cursor moves to the centre if the screen.
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That video gave me the idea about 2hand co-ordination test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAXhUdg9x-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAXhUdg9x-k
That's exactly it.
Good find.
Memory lane eh!
That video gave me the idea about 2hand co-ordination test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAXhUdg9x-k
If I remember correctly, this is IDENTICAL in every way!
The stressed back pain returns just looking at that photo!
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By the time you have done it ten times you should be a master.
First two moves are simple and should be done in no time as you only use one joystick per move.
I discoved that the faster the speed around the curve the shorter buzzer sound for going over the line.
For practice I used GTA 4 on PS3, turned the map on and led the cursor along the roads. It worked for me as the assessor complemented my speed
First two moves are simple and should be done in no time as you only use one joystick per move.
I discoved that the faster the speed around the curve the shorter buzzer sound for going over the line.
For practice I used GTA 4 on PS3, turned the map on and led the cursor along the roads. It worked for me as the assessor complemented my speed
Yes this is the test,
it does bring back memories, it's better than the 30min square stare
It's to test your ability to steer a train on the track
All I remember is the joysticks were very sensitive and sometimes a little inaccurate but that might just have been me lol
it does bring back memories, it's better than the 30min square stare
It's to test your ability to steer a train on the track
All I remember is the joysticks were very sensitive and sometimes a little inaccurate but that might just have been me lol
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Yes this is the test,
it does bring back memories, it's better than the 30min square stare
It's to test your ability to steer a train on the track
All I remember is the joysticks were very sensitive and sometimes a little inaccurate but that might just have been me lol
No I totally agree, the only one of the tests I didn't like , obviously did it but wouldn't like to do it again !
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The most important part of this test isn't your ability to keep the dot in the lines. Its your reaction time in moving the dot back in again if it does go out (which it almost certainly will) that can fail you. That said it is probably the easiest test you will do in this long journey. Good luck.
This was the easiest test for me as others have said, but did anyone else notice that sometimes the ball would 'stick' more on a few goes? Sometimes it seemed smooth and other times it was more 'jaggy' if that makes sense? I wasn't sure if it was just my PC being slow!
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All a blur I'm happy to forget
Same shape when I sat it in feb
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You won't need practice. You get 10 runs.
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I think there was a practice shape that doesn't count, then the shape shown above.
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Only one shape for me. I found the Glop the hardest part.
Glop was easy just write down key points
I remember one shape with an easy straight section at the beginning and one with lots of turns at the beginning unless it was the same shape back to front
Must be imagining it all like the grey box flashing dark grey
Passed all though!
I remember one shape with an easy straight section at the beginning and one with lots of turns at the beginning unless it was the same shape back to front
Must be imagining it all like the grey box flashing dark grey
Passed all though!
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I passed everything also. On the Glop there are other answers that seem plausible. The only test I would recommend anyone to practice would be dots and maybe dials.
That's the exact shape I had when I did it lol......the left/right controller I had was a proper mare!......you'd be trying to move it as gently as possible but the ball wouldn't move at all then all of a sudden it'd shoot across the screen lol!!
You had to be VERY careful ha!
You had to be VERY careful ha!
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Did this today was only the one shape found it really easy.
I had to check volume on headset at start of computer tests but then didnt have any sound whilst doing the tests.
I had to check volume on headset at start of computer tests but then didnt have any sound whilst doing the tests.
Hi Guys,
Does anyone have the files for the reaction test on here?
I would much appreciate them if you have
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Does anyone have the files for the reaction test on here?
I would much appreciate them if you have
[email protected]
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Totally irrelevant when driving a train too...
Maybe you could do it standing on one leg to simulate opening a droplight between stations, that would be more useful and realistic.
Maybe you could do it standing on one leg to simulate opening a droplight between stations, that would be more useful and realistic.
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